Misurata airfield ICAO: HL76. An airport near Misratah also acting as a combined airbase and training center for the Libyan air force operating from here with Q5 Fantans and Soko G-2 Galebs extensively in both training and counterinsurgency capacity. Units: - 1 Attack Helo Sqn (Mil-Mi 24 Hind) - U/I Counter Insurgency Sqn (Q-5 Fantan) - 1 Air Defence Sqn (Soko G2 Galeb) The first Libyan aircraft challenging the no-fly zone during the 2011 Libyan uprising was a Q-5 from Misurata which was reported shot down by the French Air Force. A few hours later an armed forces spokesman specified that another plane was destroyed on the runway with an AASM air-to-ground missile just before taking off.